Parent Information

The School of Education at the University at Albany recognizes the struggles parents may be having with both coping with the coronavirus and being faced with temporarily homeschooling their child(ren). Below, we have resources that hopefully will assist parents during these trying times.

National Association of School Psychologists - Helping Children Cope with Changes Resulting from COVID-19:Click Here
This page by the National Association of School Psychologists offers practical advice for helping children cope with the changes resulting from COVID-19.

Mental Health America - Mental Health and COVID-19 - Information and Resources:https://mhanational.org/covid19
A wealth of links to assist you deal with your and your child's mental health during COVID-19.

Wide Open School:https://wideopenschool.org/
A fantastic resource for teachers and parents covering subject areas, mental health, and other elements to assist your students or child with their continuing education during COVID-19.

PBS Kids:https://pbskids.org/ PBSKids.org is an educational, jam-packed-with-fun site full of games, videos, and quests featuring kids' favorite PBS television show characters. Kids who are learning basic skills and already know many of the characters featured here from popular PBS shows such as.

Everyone On - Find Internet Offers: https://www.everyoneon.org/find-offers In response to the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on society, multiple Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have made updates to their low-cost internet service programs to ensure individuals and families stay connected to the internet during this challenging time.

Community Conversations - When Home Becomes a School: Ideas for Families https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDd9UfWBqYM&feature=youtu.be 4/8/20 Panel presentation and discussion of ideas and practices to support children emotionally, physically, and intellectually while at home. Panelists included parents, educators, and home school advocates.

CreatED by Crayola: https://created.crayola.com/at-home-learning-home/homelearning
Online destination for parent groups, parents, and educators. This is a FREE resource that includes creative, arts-based lesson plans linked to curriculum standards, DIY art projects for students, "How To" animated videos for students and parents, and much more.

Best Practices from Homeschooling Parents: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxpURGzDpts&t=623s A webinar where homeschooling parents share effective methods to create an engaging home learning environment for their children. The free webinar provides practices that parents can implement directly and explore ways that teachers and administrators can assist parents' efforts to support students' continued learning and social emotional development.

Concern Center:https://concerncenter.com/k12/ ConcernCenter puts a prioritized list of support options in their hands based on their concern. This platform links pre-populated concerns to resources, “Will students be returning to school this year?” and receive a list of support resources (websites, images, people to contact) and information that has been determined.

Smile Therapy: https://smiletherapy.com/nyspta Smile Therapy is a service that delivers daily positive messages to get you thinking about more constructive ways to tackle today, tomorrow, and the rest of your life.

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